What are autonomous systems?

The key feature of autonomous systems is that they use sensors to map their environment and can interact with it independently using actuators. For example, this paves the way for self-driving cars, robots that perform tasks autonomously, and systems that regulate themselves adaptively. Autonomous systems are made up of sensors for mapping the environment and components for the aggregation, analysis, and interpretation of data, as well as situation assessment, action planning, and actuators. A method known as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is used to implement decision-making in autonomous systems or agents.